Second Tuesday Zoom Talk: Royal Tours and Rail Journeys in the life and reign of King Charles III

Royal Tours and Rail Journeys in the life and reign of King Charles III

In November 2025, King Charles III celebrated his 77th birthday by driving a tram-train in Wales while opening a new rail depot. The reign of King Charles III, however, has also seen the decommissioning of the royal train in the United Kingdom. Join Dr. Carolyn Harris as will discuss the changing role of trains in the life and reign of King Charles III over the course of decades of royal tours.

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About our speaker:

Dr. Carolyn Harris received her PhD in history from Queen’s University in Kingston and is an instructor at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, receiving the teaching award in 2016 and 2021. She is the author of three books, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada (Dundurn 2015), Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Palgrave 2016, recipient of the 2016 Royal Studies Journal book award) and Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting (Dundurn 2017) and the co-editor of the English Consorts: Power, Influence and Dynasty series (2022-2023). Her writing concerning history and royalty has appeared in numerous publications including Reader’s Digest, Smithsonian Magazine and BBC History Magazine. She frequently provides royal commentary for the media including CBC News and the BBC.

About the series:

The Toronto Railway Museum hosts guest speakers online via the Zoom Webinar platform the Second Tuesday of each month. These talks are free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $10 to support future programming. The Toronto Railway is a registered Canadian charity (838626943RR0001) and charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $25.